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\"Envato<\/a><\/p>\n

8 CSS & JavaScript Snippets for Creating Reflection & Refraction Effects<\/a> \u2013 Check out this collection of dazzling effects created with code.
\n\"Example<\/p>\n

Minze<\/a> \u2013 A “dead-simple” framework for shareable web components.
\n\"Example<\/p>\n

10 Free Plugins to Help Improve WordPress Content Creation<\/a> \u2013 Create more advanced types of content with these WordPress plugins.
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Background Shift Animation with CSS Blend Modes<\/a> \u2013 Craft a background color shift effect using a CSS blend mode and a multi-layer animation.
\n\"Example<\/p>\n

50 Free Web & Mobile UI Templates for Figma<\/a> \u2013 Speed up the design process using one of these beautiful templates.
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Getting Started With CSS Cascade Layers<\/a> \u2013 Explore this new way for designers to be more intentional about ordering “layers” of CSS rules.
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Looking Ahead to WordPress 6.0: The Early Roadmap<\/a> \u2013 Version 5.9 has just shipped, but 6.0 is already in the works.
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Div divisiveness<\/a> \u2013 Before we turn up our collective noses at the use of <div><\/code>s, remember that context matters.
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Make Free Stuff<\/a> \u2013 Why not everything on the web needs to be monetized.
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What Does WordPress Full Site Editing Mean for Freelancers?<\/a> \u2013 Full Site Editing will be a major shift, but its impact may not be felt for some time.
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Xnix Icon Pack<\/a> \u2013 Grab this free collection of 500+ editable line icons.
\n\"Example<\/p>\n

Grads V2<\/a> \u2013 A free collection of 18 grainy mesh gradients for your web and app projects.
\n\"Example<\/p>\n

How to Grow Your Audience as a Designer<\/a> \u2013 Exploring exactly what makes designers rise above others in terms of platform building, and how you can learn from the examples they set.
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Pebble Icons<\/a> \u2013 A free funky formalicious icon set for React, PNG, and SVG.
\n\"Example<\/p>\n

picostrap<\/a> \u2013 This free Bootstrap 5-powered WordPress theme helps you create fully-custom websites.
\n\"Example<\/p>\n

Identifying the Obstacles in Your Web Design Career<\/a> \u2013 How to find what’s holding you back along with ways to get past those roadblocks.
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Logo To Use<\/a> \u2013 A massive resource for free-to-use logos.
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The post Weekly News for Designers \u2116 629<\/a> appeared first on Speckyboy Design Magazine<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Source: Specky Boy<\/p>\n

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